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EAZA Institutions currently keeping a single sex group or having their facilities ready to accept giraffes of a single sex: Institution Current subspecies Number as of end 2008 Maximum Number Amersfoort / NL Baringo, retic, Kordofan 7.0 7.0 Antwerp / BE Hybrid females 0.4 0.4 Attica / GR Baringo, hybrids 4.0 4.0 Blackpool / GB Hybrid females 1.3** 0.5 Bratislava / SK Reticulata, baringo 3.0 3.0 Bussolengo / IT Reticulata, hybrids 4.0 5.0 Cabarceno / ES Baringo 6.0 6.0 Cambron-Casteau / BE Hybrids 3.0 3.0 Champrépus / FR Western, cape 3.0 3.0 Colchester / GB Baringo, hybrids 3.0 3.0 Coulange / FR Hybrids 3.0 4.0 Dalton-Furness / GB Reticulata, baringo 7.0 7.0 Debrecen / HU Reticulata 2.0 3.0 Dresden / DE Baringo, Retic, Kordofan 2.0 3.0 Ebeltoft / DK Hybrid females 0.5 0.7 Falconara / IT Baringo, hybrids 2.0 3.0 Gdansk / PL Hybrids, Baringo 2.0 4.0 Katowice / PL Hybrids 2.0 4.0 Kaunas / LT Hybrids 2.0 3.0 Kessingland / GB Hybrids 0.4 0.4 Knowsley / GB Hybrids 3.0 5.0 Kyiv / UA Reticulata 3.0 3.0 Kiriat-Motzkin / IL Cape, reticulata 1.0 3.0 Lisieux / FR Peralta, cape, hybrids 4.0 5.0 Ljubljana / SI Reticulata, Baringo 5.0 5.0 London / GB Hybrid females 0.3 0.5 Lympne / GB Hybrids 4.1*** 8.0 Madrid / ES Baringo 2.0 0.0 Malton / GB Hybrids 0.3 0.5 Montpellier / FR No giraffes yet 0.0 4.0 Muzillac / FR Western, Baringo 2.0 8.0 Neunkirchen / DE Reticulated, Baringo 3.0 3.0 Peaugres / FR Hybrids 1.3* 0.5 Pessac_NE / FR Hybrids 1.3** 0.3 Pont-Scorff / FR Baringo, hybrids 4.0 4.0 Riga / LV Hybrids 3.0 4.0 Rishon Le Zion_NE / IL Cape 0.2 0.2 St Aignan / FR Reticulata, baringo, hybrids 6.0 6.0 Tabernas / ES Reticulata 2.0 3.0 Thoiry / FR Baringo 5.0 5.0 TOTAL 40 single sex groups 104.31 119.40 *: male castrated **: female arrived pregnant; male offspring should leave in spring 2010 ***: female will leave 2009 16
Future holders So far, only one current member of EAZA, Montpellier/FR, will start keeping giraffes in 2009. They will start with a bachelor group of (maximum) four males. Furthermore several non-EAZA institutions are planning or building for giraffes. However, as EEPs are initiated for EAZA members and as our goal is to establish a sustainable population within EAZA, it will be clear that these non-EAZA institutions can not receive giraffes from the EAZA population for the time being. Especially if these institutions are situated within the EAZA region, the hybrid giraffe surplus will not be solved by sending them to non-EAZA institution, as these animals as well as their offspring, might return one day. The same happened years ago for example in the black-and-white ruffed lemur EEP (Varecia v. variegata). Several EAZA members showed interest to send girafes out of the EAZA region in exchange for other species. As the EAZA Giraffe EEP so far has had a ‘phase out’ policy for hybrids, this should be discussed with the new EAZA Giraffe Species Committee, which is elected in early 2009. If we can exchange giraffes with institutions in other regions for other EEP animals, and if these other EEPs are benefiting from this, this option should be seriously considered, also because it is sure that these giraffes will never return in the program because of veterinary restrictions. With the new species committee these proposals will be discussed, if at all giraffes can be made available, and if positive, which individuals for which goal, of course in cooperation and with permission of other EEPs. 17
Page 1 and 2: EUROPEAN STUDBOOK FOR THE GIRAFFE E
Page 3 and 4: INTRODUCTION Rotterdam, 6 April 200
Page 5 and 6: Advisors: General advisor: Veterina
Page 7 and 8: History of the Giraffe EEP 1988: Es
Page 9 and 10: A Group B C D E Group F Institution
Page 11 and 12: A Group B C D E Group F Institution
Page 13 and 14: Remarks on developments during 2008
Page 15: Husbandry and management guidelines
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Page 21 and 22: Masai giraffes With only 1.4 relate
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